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Happy Tuesday morning, everyone. The release date for Mists of Pandaria may be less than two months away, but Blizzard doesn't appear to be slowing down on beta, and neither are we. Check out our roundup below for a bunch of new features and our guides to making the most of them. There's going to be a lot of do when Mists drops, and we help you get a leg up.

Scheduled maintenance today starts at 5 a.m. PDT and lasts around six hours, so you should have time to get some reading done. You should also have time to watch the video above, and you should, because we're on Mars and that is awesome.

Hot new and features

• Check out our 5-second guide to the bosses of the Mists of Pandaria leveling dungeons.
• Jade Forest is once again open on the beta, and with it come new quests and storylines for both Alliance and Horde.
• Valor of the Ancients is a new buff that will increase valor point gain for your alts.
• In Mists of Pandaria, you'll be able to raise your own cloud serpent mount.
• We check out the Crypt of Forgotten Kings scenario over on the Mists beta.
• What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been no longer rewards Master Riding.
• Raids in Mists of Pandaria will be released in a staggered schedule, with none available right at launch.
• Some beloved faction-specific gear models make a return in the new Jade Forest.
• Alex starts you out right with a story of beginning pet battles.

Happy Tuesday morning, everyone. The Mists of Pandaria beta is now under way, but if you don't have an invitation yet, don't feel too bad. Blizzard hasn't even opened up the continent of Pandaria yet. That said, there's still plenty of stuff to uncover, both from datamining and from exploring changes to the system and to the old world. Even if your beta invitation never comes, though, don't worry. We have you covered.

Keep on reading for a roundup of all the juicy beta info we've uncovered over the past week, and stay with us in the weeks to come as we keep you abreast of all the panda news that's fit to print. Downtime today is scheduled for 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. PDT, so you should have plenty of time to get caught up.

Happy Tuesday morning, everyone! Hopefully everyone has successfully roused themselves from their holiday food comas and dug themselves out of piles of wrapping paper. For most of us, today probably marks a return to the good old-fashioned work grind, but hey. We still have a few more days of Winter Veil, and think of it this way: Now that the holidays are over, we can go back to focusing on the important stuff, like figuring out when Mists of Pandaria's going into beta.

Downtime this morning is limited to a series of rolling restarts at 10 a.m. PST, but hey, you should still have time to get caught up on the news from the past few days. Don't let the holiday season fool you -- there was a lot of it. Read on to catch up.